Recreational Reading
ED 357 Reading Method
October 28, 2008
Group 4
Objectives
What is Recreational Reading?
Reading as recreation Studies on the methodTips to encourage RRBenefitsActivities
What is Recreational Reading?
Sangi M. Susuico
Recreational Reading…..
Recreational Reading is simply “fun reading.”
Other names:Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)Free Voluntary Reading (FVR)Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)Free Uninterrupted Reading (FUR)
Facts
Is for everyoneCan take place within any setting
School, home, outside, etc Covers all topics
Contemporary fiction, etcMaterials take many forms
Books, newspapers, magazines, comics
Allow students to choose a bookStructure of Recreational Reading time
15 minutes daily and add on each weekSet an exampleDon’t test students or require a reportEncourage them to continue reading
outside of class
Reading as Recreation
Lorena Decipulo
1. Read to check reality
- Want to understand place in the world and the relationship of the world
- Understand how what they say, do, think, and dream fits into the society
- Differences of lives from people of the same sex, religion, age, or socioeconomic level
- Know if they are or not out of the ordinary
2. Read to escape
- Withdraw from the world - Escape to taste forbidden fruits, controls
the world, and views new world- Puts the locus of power in the hands of
the reader
3. To learn specific skills/information
- How to do something- How to improve or change our lives- How something happened or something
works- How things were or weren’t- How to do or make things
News on Recreational Reading
Kristy Galindo
Tips for Parents & Teachers: Encouraging Children to
Read
Alicia Quintanilla
Parent Tips:
Be a good role model.Provide a comfortable reading area. Read to your child every day / every
night.Get a library card for your child. Get books based on your child’s
interest.
Teacher tips:
Read aloud daily.Provide a print-rich environment.Use different mediums of reading.Base reading materials on students interest.Have children read to you.
Ewalani Escrupulo
Read a loud
Love You Forever
Author: Robert Munsch
Illustrated by: Sheila McGraw
What are the benefits:
Increases children’s knowledgeAllows children to practice and improve their
reading skillsStimulates their imaginationLeads to higher achievement skillsPromotes positive attitudes towards readingAllows those who participate in this activity
to become accelerated readers
Bulletin Board/work display board
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Art and Math Center
Reading CenterActivity Carpet
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Reminder Board
Summary:
Recreational reading is reading for funChildren need to be allowed to read for
fun to help them learn more about their interests
Parents and teachers can encourage RR by reading with their children
Reading topics of interests encourage readers to read more, increase their knowledge and success
References
Understand Recreational Reading Patternshttp://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-6678582_ITM Children’s Choices for Recreational Readinghttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3785/is_200601/ai_n16452270 Americans close the book on Recreational Readinghttp://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-11-18-reading-decline_N.htm Sustained Silent Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustained_silent_reading